Police hockey team to miss the services of Okeyo as midfielder returns to Germany

The Kenya Police hockey team will miss the services of two of their key players – Robert Masibo and Willis Okeyo – who are expected to leave the country for a one-month professional stint in Germany.

Okeyo, a midfielder by trade, will join VfB Stuttgart for the eighth time while Masibo will join the Hebron hockey team for the second time.

Okeyo who was part of the Police team that beat Greensharks 2-1 on Sunday, revealed that they are expected to leave the country later this week.

"I want to play in the Vaisakhi tournament but we should be off by Friday latest," Okeyo said.

Their departure comes at a time when Police are expected to play Sailors on April 23 in the Vaisakhi tournament that began on the 16th of this month.

Following their departure, Police coach Patrick Mugambi said that he will find solutions within his squad to fill the void left by the two. In the meantime, he challenged new signings – Fidelis Omondi and Brian Kiptum - to step up and take up the roles left by Okeyo and Masibo.

“The (the new signings) are still learning the ropes. They are young and energetic with room for improvement,” the head coach said.

On the other side, Mugambi is hoping to turn around last season’s misfortunes that saw his team hit by several injuries and win the current tournament. He has, however, noted that Western Jaguars are the only team that can thwart his team’s dream of lifting the trophy.

"We want to win the tournament but our only hindrance could be Jaguars. They are an exciting team to watch," he said.